10 Best Outdoors & Nature Travel Books

Support the National Park Foundation with the official and bestselling national parks calendar! From the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s National Parks, comes a remarkable 2021 wall calendar filled with breathtaking pictures from America’s beautiful national parks. Each month showcases detailed information and photos of National Park Foundation-supported sites from coast to coast and beyond, as well as significant anniversaries and events in park history. Enjoy these majestic parks all year long while knowing you are doing your part to help preserve these sights for generations to come! This landscape calendar makes the perfect housewarming gift for a new home, holiday gift, or inspirational gift for nature lovers, teachers, outdoor enthusiasts with wanderlust, and fans of photography art! Features: * 12-month nature calendar * Packed with beautiful imagery and parks information 25 total featured park sites * Environmentally responsible, FSC certified paper * 12″ x 12″ trim size with sturdy hole for easy hanging * Striking, full-color site and nature photography printed on high-quality, glossy paper stock * Ample writing space each day to stay organized and jot down important reminders, tasks, and appointments * 2022 calendar year at a glance * Holidays and observances

The original nature calendar and a bestseller for over thirty years, the Sierra Club Wilderness Calendar once again sets the standard with its breathtaking images of America’s wild, natural beauty. Each and every spread of this monthly wall calendar features a unique, large- format photo of one of our nation’s most spectacular wild places. For 2021, these include: • A majestic mountain in an Oregon national forest • A stunning seascape off Jupiter Island in Florida • An abundant field of wildflowers on California’s Carrizo Plain • A lush red-rock desertscape in Nevada • A magnificent primeval rainforest in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve • And so much more This is a calendar you’ll be proud to own –and proud to give. In fact, it’s the perfect holiday gift for everyone on your list, since one size fits all and it’s sure to be appreciated. Best of all, a portion of the proceeds from sales goes to support the Sierra Club’s work to preserve and protect the planet. Great care and only top-quality materials go into the production of this exceptional Sierra Club wall calendar, which is printed by one of the preeminent lithographers in the world. The deluxe “wire-o” binding allows it to lie flat against the wall–unlike stapled calendars–and the photos and grids are printed on heavy-weight, acid-free, Forest Stewardship Council®-certified paper containing a minimum of 60 percent postconsumer waste, processed chlorine free. FSC® certification guarantees that the virgin component of the paper has been sourced from forests managed in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

Filled with helpful travel tips and beautiful National Geographic photography, this expert guide showcases the best experiences in the top national, state, and city parks throughout North America. In the sequel to the best-selling 50 States, 5,000 ideas , National Geographic turns to the United States’ and Canada’s most pristine–and adventure-filled–national, state, and city parks with 5,000 ideas for the ultimate vacation. Showcasing the best experiences, both obvious and unexpected, each entry in this robust guide provides an overview of the park, detailed travel advice, fascinating facts, insider knowledge about wildlife, and expert tips for hiking, biking, camping, and exploring. From the geysers of Yellowstone National Park to the Everglades’ Nine Mile Pond Canoe Trail and the stunning peaks of Banff and Jasper in Alberta, each page will fuel your wanderlust. Plus, explore the natural beauty tucked away in cities like New York’s Central Park and Boston Commons, and find bonus parks with day-trip suggestions to nearby neighbors. Top 10 lists throughout highlight best-of destinations for river trips, monuments, panoramic views, beaches, and more. This comprehensive book provides all the inspiration and information you need to plan your next park visit–and make it a memorable one.

The most popular nature calendar ever published, this Sierra Club classic lets you track your daily activities and appointments and enjoy stunning photographs of North American flora and fauna at the same time! As much at home on your desk as in your briefcase, bag, or daypack, the Sierra Club’s week-by-week engagement calendar is all about variety! In addition to featuring spectacular wild landscapes from all across the continent, this 120-page planner includes delightful images of wildlife, as well as amazing close-ups of nature’s most vibrant colors and intricate patterns. Here’s just a sampling of the 58 full-color images you’ll find in the 2021 edition: • Sunrise after a winter storm in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah • A mallard in flight over Sainte-Catherine, Quebec • Flowering dogwood in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee • A mustang mare and yearling near Wells, Nevada • A clematis close-up from Princeton, New Jersey • Sunset from Po’olenalena Beach on Maui, Hawaii • A painted bunting at Peaceful Waters Sanctuary in Wellington, Florida • A mountain goat kid in Arapaho National Forest, Colorado • Red sugar maples in full autumn color at Kankakee River State Park, Illinois • A sandhill crane and chick in the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming • A giant sequoia-mixed conifer forest in Sequoia National Park, California • A barren-ground caribou in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska • Snow-covered woodlands in Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont • A howling coyote pack in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming • And so much more This is a calendar you’ll be proud to own –and proud to give. In fact, it’s the perfect holiday gift for everyone on your list, since one size fits all and it’s sure to be appreciated. Best of all, a portion of the proceeds from sales goes to support the Sierra Club’s work to preserve and protect the planet. Great care and only top-quality materials go into the production of this exceptional Sierra Club engagement calendar, which is printed by one of the pre-eminent lithographers in the world. The deluxe “wire-o” binding allows it to lie flat on your desk, and the interior is printed on acid-free, Forest Stewardship Council®-certified paper containing a minimum of 60 percent postconsumer waste, processed chlorine free. FSC® certification guarantees that the virgin component of the paper has been sourced from forests managed in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

They’ve been dubbed America’s best idea for a reason: get inspired, get outdoors, and discover the wild beauty of the United States with Moon USA National Parks. Inside you’ll find: * Coverage of all 62 national parks, from the misty mountains of the east and the redwoods of the west to the glaciers of Alaska and volcanoes of Hawaii, organized by region * Strategic lists and itineraries: Choose from lists of the best parks for hiking, wildlife, families, and scenic drives or make your way down the list of the top ten national parks experiences across the country * The best outdoor adventures in every park, including backpacking, biking, climbing, kayaking, rafting, and more, plus detailed hike descriptions and trail maps marked with distance, duration, effort level, and trailheads * National parks road trips with driving times and advice for linking multiple parks, interesting stops between them, and nearby attractions and state parks * Comprehensive planning resources: With maps and transportation tips, you’ll have the tools to explore each park or region individually, or visit multiple for an epic national parks trip * Expert advice from former park guide Becky Lomax on how to avoid crowds , what time of year to visit, and where to stay inside and outside the parks, from campgrounds to hotels * Know before you go: Find essential background on climate, terrain, wildlife, history, and safety precautions, plus practical information on park fees, passes, and reservations, including how to obtain and use a National Parks Pass * Gorgeous, full-color photos throughout, plus a handy keepsake section for your national parks stamps and a detachable fold-out poster map Whether you’re trekking to striking vistas, rafting a wild river, or camping under the stars, find your park adventure with Moon USA National Parks. For more in-depth information on a specific park, check out one of Moon’s national parks travel guides.

With 1,000 adventures for all ages, it ‘s never too soon or too late to begin the things you’ve only dreamed of doing. We all have things we’d like to do–one day–but work, family, school, money, and responsibilities get in the way. This invaluable guide to fun, fantastic, and life-affirming activities features an eclectic range of ideas such as self-improvement, sports-related endeavors, natural wonders, cultural experiences, culinary delights, and more. From glassblowing in the Czech Republic to swimming with dolphins in New Zealand, The Bucket List is the perfect gift for the passionate traveler–an around-the-world, continent-by- continent listing of beaches, museums, monuments, islands, inns, restaurants, mountains, and more. Each activity is location-specific and as geographically unique as bird- watching in Kenya or driving through clouds in Sri Lanka, as well as other to- dos that can be done anywhere, such as sketching a sunset behind an architectural monument. In addition to classic outdoor pursuits, the book contains advice on how to achieve some of the most popular goals for people of all ages: direct a movie, learn to play an instrument, make pottery, protect an endangered species, name a star, try a new cuisine, or learn a new language. Whether you are more active or laid-back, serious-minded or lighthearted, you are bound to discover new, stimulating activities.

Discover wonder. “A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper.”– New York Times Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that shot to the top of bestseller lists when it was first published and changed the way we think about the world, expanding our sense of how strange and marvelous it really is. This second edition takes readers to even more curious and unusual destinations, with more than 100 new places, dozens and dozens of new photographs, and two very special features: twelve city guides, covering Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, Paris, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Plus a foldout map with a dream itinerary for the ultimate around-the-world road trip. More a cabinet of curiosities than traditional guidebook, Atlas Obscura revels in the unexpected, the overlooked, the bizarre, and the mysterious. Here are natural wonders, like the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can sit and drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M. C. Escher-like stepwells in India. Mind-boggling events, like the Baby-Jumping Festival in Spain–and no, it’s not the babies doing the jumping, but masked men dressed as devils who vault over rows of squirming infants. Every page gets to the very core of why humans want to travel in the first place: to be delighted and disoriented, uprooted from the familiar and amazed by the new. With its compelling descriptions, hundreds of photographs, surprising charts, maps for every region of the world, and new city guides, it is a book you can open anywhere and be transported. But proceed with caution: It’s almost impossible not to turn to the next entry, and the next, and the next.